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Bob Phalen
MT Senate District 17
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT Senate District 17 current
Montana |
Republican | Jan 6, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT Senate District 17
Montana |
Republican | Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 5, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT House District 36
Montana |
Republican | Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 6, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,227 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 444
Generally revise criminal procedure laws
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 48c8d586-10dc-4660-b834-82d857f54026 | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/48c8d586-10dc-4660-b834-82d857f54026 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 442
Revise real property manager licensing laws
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f2ba74c5-0388-4e43-be84-8e9a5ed0031b | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f2ba74c5-0388-4e43-be84-8e9a5ed0031b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 528
Revising laws related to credit card transaction fees
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 17fe8858-9823-48cc-b1fb-86bf22c4ceef | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/17fe8858-9823-48cc-b1fb-86bf22c4ceef CC0-1.0 |
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SB 414
Generally revise laws relating to garbage feeding
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 678a2ca5-bc91-45d7-bedf-e4711bed0b5b | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/678a2ca5-bc91-45d7-bedf-e4711bed0b5b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 390
Revise definitions in Clean Indoor Air Act
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll d7f2bd20-914b-4515-a16f-db0ffac9ceb1 | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7f2bd20-914b-4515-a16f-db0ffac9ceb1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 380
Generally revise laws related to motor vehicle laws
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8d581c1e-20bb-4f67-80a5-67b4df01d39d | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8d581c1e-20bb-4f67-80a5-67b4df01d39d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 415
Generally revise milk laws
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Take SB 415 from Comm-Hertz | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b6328421-c188-43dc-a200-dbaaca67ffd3 | Mar 6, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b6328421-c188-43dc-a200-dbaaca67ffd3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 526
Establish the community health aide provider education grant program
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Take SB 526 from Comm-Windy Boy | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4566c09d-ae0b-4608-8d9a-77de4f4b1a76 | Mar 6, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4566c09d-ae0b-4608-8d9a-77de4f4b1a76 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 179
Allow antique gambling to be used for living history events and casino nights for fundraising…
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Take SB 179 from Comm-Mandeville | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll da516bba-8cc4-4d89-8947-3c13bede8ec8 | Mar 6, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/da516bba-8cc4-4d89-8947-3c13bede8ec8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 408
Provide that legislative bill drafting files are public records
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Take SB 408 from Comm-Usher | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3cd3e140-9d90-4ce7-a59b-974c68c46c84 | Mar 6, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3cd3e140-9d90-4ce7-a59b-974c68c46c84 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 254
Prohibit direct or indirect expenditure of public money to hire lobbyist
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Take SB 254 from Comm-Hertz | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d5de0089-9368-4120-a0b3-197c6b0b67f5 | Mar 6, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5de0089-9368-4120-a0b3-197c6b0b67f5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 8
Allowing online voter registration
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Take SB 8 from Comm-Smith | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4e15ab7c-5b7e-454e-ab7e-3fbe41045085 | Mar 6, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4e15ab7c-5b7e-454e-ab7e-3fbe41045085 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 81
Revise lease of state lands for underground gas storage
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ReconsAction and place on Second Reading on 3/6/2025 -Kassmier | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 817517af-cb2b-4066-85b7-be82eff382c6 | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/817517af-cb2b-4066-85b7-be82eff382c6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 473
Prohibit weather modification.
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ReconsAction and place on Second Reading on 3/6/2025 -Hertz | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a53c3538-6171-4162-aed7-a5159e7c3b6a | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a53c3538-6171-4162-aed7-a5159e7c3b6a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 432
Generally revise utility laws
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Take SB 432 from Comm-Noland | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll aaa0975a-bf8c-44af-bc96-3ace18c03ab7 | Mar 6, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aaa0975a-bf8c-44af-bc96-3ace18c03ab7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 437
Revise definition of sex in Montana law
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Do Pass As Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dc9265df-2afb-4d03-9665-baada6c5381f | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dc9265df-2afb-4d03-9665-baada6c5381f CC0-1.0 |
| AMD-SB0437.001.002 Glimm D/PASS | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a02113a7-6f16-4a26-ab17-d5c02b5be1d2 | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a02113a7-6f16-4a26-ab17-d5c02b5be1d2 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 379
Revise laws related to state-tribal consultation
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 82aa20a4-f793-4d62-a484-33d5f4493d47 | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/82aa20a4-f793-4d62-a484-33d5f4493d47 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 311
Enhance legislative understanding of state-tribal relations
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e5a8efae-f807-48b1-a310-c55f933fd814 | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e5a8efae-f807-48b1-a310-c55f933fd814 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 440
Revising election laws related to reporting election results
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Do Pass As Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 337f13f4-ea40-4c5d-877a-6053cf6a278b | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/337f13f4-ea40-4c5d-877a-6053cf6a278b CC0-1.0 |
| AMD-SB0440.001.002 Manzella D/PASS | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0985e14e-284a-4594-b93d-87ab6e08449e | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0985e14e-284a-4594-b93d-87ab6e08449e CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 454
Revise tow truck regulation laws
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Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4512dd30-aa0b-46f6-a81c-5ac6cbc7e314 | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4512dd30-aa0b-46f6-a81c-5ac6cbc7e314 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass As Amended | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll f07ca501-601b-4229-87e8-e67962502606 | Mar 6, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f07ca501-601b-4229-87e8-e67962502606 CC0-1.0 | |
| AMD-SB0454.001.002 Noland D/PASS | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0688b865-aec6-4aaf-acfe-e84675723803 | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0688b865-aec6-4aaf-acfe-e84675723803 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 447
Revise laws related to prior authorization
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Do Pass As Amended | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 433d9900-9836-4001-aeb4-918aa15849e8 | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/433d9900-9836-4001-aeb4-918aa15849e8 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (8 as lead sponsor)
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SB 407
MT · —
Revise education laws to prohibit certain flags and banners in school and require phrase "In God we trust" displayed in each classroom of a public school
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SB 114
MT · —
Provide for display of Ten Commandments in public schools
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SB 473
MT · —
Prohibit weather modification.
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SJ 15
MT · —
Resolution on Obergefell
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SB 491
MT · —
Generally revise laws related to sexual assault kits
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SB 160
MT · —
Revise alternative energy project laws to require a bond prior to construction
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SB 283
MT · —
Generally revise laws relating to wind generation facilities
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SB 505
MT · —
Generally revise zoning laws to prohibit the construction of wind generation facilities.